Culture & Wildlife

Arrive at Oulu Airport or railway station, where your guide is waiting for you. Approximately two-hours transport to Syöte National Park. Meeting the group and accommodation in KIDE Hotel or cosy twin/bunk bedrooms in a log cabin. Welcoming dinner, short briefing, the introduction of Syöte National Park, maps, and a program after dinner. Safety issues and discussion about sustainable tourism and how we put it into practice during our trip. Hot sauna and sweet dreams in a peaceful and quiet surroundings. 

Tour begins from Syöte after a complete Finnish breakfast. Short transport to Syöte National Park gates. After the short presentation, we start to explore the nature around us with nice and easy mountain fat-bikes. The route goes on beautiful hills and through the old pine forests. The terrain is very varied; the route goes up and down.

Lovely picnic lunch at the wooden shelter by a beautiful lake. The circle route takes us back to our starting point. Transport back to the accommodation, dinner together, hot sauna with special wild herb treatment, and a refreshing swim in the clear wilderness lake. Day's distance is approximately 20 km.

After breakfast, it is time to explore Finnish nature and its special features with your local guide by foot!

After a few minutes of transport, we'll visit interesting Annintupa hut and Teerivaara trails which gives you a learning experience about the Finnish geology and history of the local area.

The trail goes on in varied terrain, mostly small forest paths. Visit in  Teerivaara wilderness hut which is one of the most interesting natural sites in the Syöte area because of its beautiful views.

A short hiking trip to the highest point of the hill with a view to bright wilderness lakes and wetlands. On the hill, we will have a peaceful moment, a short mindfulness-style exercise.

​During the trip a picnic lunch in old spruce forest. After lunch walk back to the visitor center and transport back to the accommodation. Dinner, sauna, maybe a swim in a small lake. Day's distance is approximately 10 km.

Soon after a refreshing and tasty breakfast we start the cultural day by hiking in beautiful pine forest scenery. It is said that here is the cleanest air in the world.

Transport to the starting point of the Rytivaara circular trail. Picnic lunch during the route. Tour goes on the footsteps of Finnish tenant farmers, slash-and-burn agriculture, and old wilderness traditions. A bit more hiking and transport back to accommodation.

Day's hiking distance is approximately 10 km in 4 hours.

After breakfast, it's time to start the most exciting day in the wilderness: Bear watching! Transport to Taigabear in Kuusamo.

In the evening you will have a unique opportunity to participate once in a lifetime experience, bear, and wildlife observing trip! It's more than usual that you meet magnificent brown bears, king of the forest in its territory.

After visiting the hides it is time to drive back to Syöte and enjoy the dinner. Sauna available.

After a tasty breakfast easy hiking in Syöte, near the cabin. Lunch at the cabin.

A short transport to the lake shore for a nice sauna & canoe trip. Short canoeing instructions and approximately 1,5 hour canoeing trip. During the trip, guide tells you about the local history.

Soon we arrive to traditional Finnish wood heated sauna! It is time for sauna, swimming and meeting Riitta, a local entrepreneur with dried mushrooms, berries and garlic for sale.

After the sauna we enjoy lovely pie with homemade berry juice and continue canoeing back to the starting point. Transport back to the cabin. Dinner at the cabin

Hiking approx. 6 km and easy canoeing/kayaking approx. 8 km. 

Departure day. After a nice and nutritious breakfast transfer by car to Oulu Airport/railway station.

We reserve all the rights to change the activities' order or the program's content due to the weather or other conditions.